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I would like to ask:
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(a) How many buildings, gardens and facilities of the Council are located at or near the slopes?
(b) Does the Council carry out regular safety inspections and maintenance on the above listed locations?
(c) If not, can the Council urge the Urban Services Department to carry out such regular inspections?
Ms. Grace Au Yuk-har, Vice-Chairman of the Recreation SELECT Committee, replied as follows (in Cantonese): This three-part question concerns slopes on U.C. land and asks whether regular safety inspections are carried out.
With regard to the first part of the question, which enquires as to how many U.C. facilities are affected by slopes, the answer is 56. They are mostly parks, gardens or other outdoor recreational venues. Altogether there are 219 slopes on U.C. land, and therefore some individual sites contain several slopes.
The second part of the question asks whether the slopes receive regular safety inspections and maintenance. It is confirmed that a programme of regular monitoring and maintenance of slopes on U.C. land is undertaken by Architectural Services Department, in accordance with procedures laid down by the Government. All slopes and retaining walls are inspected before the onset of the rainy season every year and regular maintenance is carried out. Slopes are reinspected following periods of heavy rain and repairs to correct minor defects are then undertaken if required.
The third part of the question asks the Council to urge the Department to carry out regular inspections. This has been answered in the response to the second part of the question.
MR. JOSEPH LAI CHI-KEONG (in Cantonese): I would like to ask some follow-up questions. Now, 56 facilities are affected by the slopes and altogether there are 219 slopes on U.C. land. Is this the latest information? According to 'A Report on the Review of Slope Safety Measures' which was published in February 1995, it is stated that 10,000 slopes were listed by the Government's consultant 17 years ago. Are the 56 slopes mentioned in the reply among the 10,000? In February 1995, the Government had undertaken to provide some fresh information on slopes to this Council. I would like to know whether the Government has kept her promise and is the information provided in the reply the latest information from the Government? Besides, is there any information to show us clearly the impact and risk categories (i.e. very dangerous or high risk slopes) of having a landslide on these slopes? If such information is kept from us, and even we councillors are not given a clear idea of the scale of harm in case of landslide, or the probability of having a landslide, I am not satisfied with the reply.
Secondly, as regards regular monitoring of the slopes. I would like to know whether the criteria of monitoring and checking the slopes every 5 or 3 years as
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I would like 10 ask:
HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
167
(a) How many buildings, gardens and facilities of the Council are located at or
near the slopes?
(b) Does the Council carry out regular safety inspections and maintenance on
the above listed locations?
(c) If not, can the Council urge the Urban Services Department to carry out
such regular inspections?
Ms. Grace Au Yuk-har, Vice-Chairman of the Recreation SELECT Committee, replied as follows (in Cantonese):-This three-part question concerns slopes on U.C. land and asks whether regular safety inspections are carried out.
With regard to the first part of the question, which enquires as to how many U.C. facilities are affected by slopes, the answer is 56. They are mostly parks, gardens or other outdoor recreational venues. Altogether there are 219 slopes on U.C. land, and therefore some individual sites contain several slopes.
The second part of the question asks whether the slopes receive regular safety inspections and maintenance. It is confirmed that a programme of regular monitoring and maintenance of slopes on U.C. land is undertaken by Architectural Services Department, in accordance with procedures laid down by the Government. All slopes and retaining walls are inspected before the on-set of the rainy season every year and regular maintenance is carried out. Slopes are reinspected following periods of heavy rain and repairs to correct minor defects are then undertaken if required.
The third part of the question asks the Council to urge the Department to carry out regular inspections. This has been answered in the response to the second part of the question.
MR. JOSEPH LAI CHI-KEONG (in Cantonese):-I would like to ask some follow-up questions. Now, 56 facilities are affected by the slopes and altogether there are 219 slopes on U.C. land. Is this the latest information? According to 'A Report on the Review of Slope Safety Measures' which was published in February 1995, it is stated that 10 000 slopes were listed by the Government's consultant 17 years ago. Are the 56 slopes mentioned in the reply among the 10 000? In February 1995, the Government had undertaken to provide some fresh information on slopes to this Council. I would like to know whether the Government has kept her promise and is the information provided in the reply the latest information from the Government? Besides, is there any information to show us clearly the impact and risk categories (i.e. very dangerous or high risk slopes) of having a landslide on these slopes? If such information is kept from us, and even we councillors are not given a clear idea of the scale of harm in case of landslide, or the probability of having a landslide, I am not satisfied with the reply.
Secondly, as regards regular monitoring of the slopes. I would like to know whether the criteria of monitoring and checking the slopes every 5 or 3 years as
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